Vladimir Graić
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Vladimir Graić (
Biography
Born in
In the beginning, he was mostly interested in electropop music, but soon after he introduced a pure pop sound and since then has been writing immensely popular "pop" songs. He has also composed in most other music genres such as rock, electric, artistic, children’s music, etc. and since 2000 he has also been involved with folk music in Serbia. Vladimir Graić always maintained that he wrote his serious pieces for himself and his less serious ones to make a living; nevertheless his melodic talent was so abundant that one can hardly distinguish a quality gradient between the two.
In 1996 he joined the Serbian state TV and radio broadcasting service
During 14 years of his professional engagement at the RTS, he created as an author or music director numerous entertainment TV shows: Hit 2000, Sunday Afternoon (Nedeljno popodne), Music Hot Report, Impulse (Impuls)...
In 1996 he began collaboration with the Serbian theaters, and wrote music for several plays of the contemporary theatrical repertoire.
A versatile, many-sided personality, he used his talents in many more artistic activities: he co-founded and co-directed the biggest Serbian pop music festival “Beovizija”, first held in 2003, and organized by RTS, the Serbian national broadcaster. In 2004, it became the Serbian semi-final to choose songs for the final of “Evropesma” (Eurosong). The winner of Evropesma was to represent Serbia and Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest. In 2004 he founded the Radio Festival of Serbia (Radijski festival Srbije), organized by the most popular radio station in the country “Radio S”, promoting Serbian pop music. Apart from this, he has participated in all major music festivals as music director, member of the jury and author of compositions.
More than 20 of his compositions were awarded in different categories at music festivals throughout the country. His compositions have been awarded at international festivals as well:
- 1998 - International music festival Slovenski bazar, Belarus
- 2003 – "Universe Talent", Festival in Prague
- 2002, 2003 - Grand Prix at the International music festival “Sunflower” held in Zrenjanin (Serbia)
- 2007- Grand Prix at the Eurovision Song Contest in Helsinki, Finland (song "Molitva", sung by Marija Šerifović)
- 2012- Grand Prix at EMA in
Many of his compositions were entitled “Hit of the Year”, amongst others:
- 1994 - "Odlazi", sung by Maja Nikolić, which won the jury prize at MESAM, and received the Oscar for Popularity
- 1998 - "Uzmi me", sung by Maja Nikolić
- 2000 - "A u međuvremenu", sung by pop group OK Band
- 2006 – "Ludi letnji ples", sung by pop group Flamingosi
- 2007 - "Molitva", sung by Marija Šerifović
He was voted composer of the year on several occasions: 1994 (MESAM); 2000 (Oscar for Popularity); 2006 (“Zlatni melos”); 2007 (all over European countries)
He has also written the music for numerous advertising campaigns: Cosmopolitan (Serbian edition), Men's Health (Serbian edition), Hemofarm (International Pharmaceutical Group), Srbijašume (State Enterprise for Forest Management), Genex Kopaonik (Tourist Ski Center), etc.
From 1986 he is the member of the Association of jazz, popular and rock musicians in Serbia, and was the member of its Management Board from 1996 to 2000. He is also active as a member of the authors' music rights protection organization
Eurovision Song Contest entries
| Country | Year | Song | Artist | Place | Points | Marcel Bezençon Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Serbia
|
2007 | "Molitva" (Молитва) | Marija Šerifović | 1 | 268 | Artistic Award |
 Slovenia
|
2012 | " Verjamem "
|
Eva Boto | Failed to qualify | ||
| Serbia
|
2015 | " Beauty Never Lies "
|
Bojana Stamenov | 10 | 53 | |
References
- Odbio sam nepristojnu ponudu, Ilustrovana Politika, 2007-06-25
- Vladimir Graic: The Molitva composer interview, The Eurovision Square, 2007-10-02